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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
December 1-31, 2006
compiled by Richard Ternullo
Note -- In addition to sightings on Monterey Bay Whale
Watch trips, this list includes all reported marine mammal sightings
for this region. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback
Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed. California Sea Lions,
Harbor Seals, and Southern Sea Otters, which are seen on all whale watching
trips, are not included in the list.
| Date |
# |
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Type of Animal(s) |
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| 12/31 p.m. |
6 |
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Gray Whales |
| |
8 |
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Dall's Porpoise |
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| 12/31 a.m. |
2 |
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Gray Whales |
| |
15 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
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| 12/30 p.m. |
11 |
|
Gray Whales |
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| 12/30 a.m. |
9 |
|
Gray Whales |
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| 12/29 p.m. |
7 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 12/29 a.m. |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 12/28 |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
60 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 12/27 |
|
|
No trip |
|
| 12/26 p.m. |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
200 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 12/26 a.m. |
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
| |
140 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 12/25 |
|
|
No trip |
|
| 12/24 p.m. |
40 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
6 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
| 12/24 a.m. |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 12/23 p.m. |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
35 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
5 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
| 12/23 a.m. |
5 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 12/22 |
|
|
No trip |
|
|
12/21
|
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
| |
65 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 12/20 |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
12 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
| 12/19 |
225 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 12/18 |
2 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
| 12/17 |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 12/16 |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
| |
12 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
| 12/15 |
|
|
No trip (due to weather) |
|
| 12/14 |
|
|
No trip (due to weather) |
|
| 12/13 |
600 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
4 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
| |
1 |
|
Blue Shark |
|
| 12/12 |
|
|
No trip (due to weather) |
|
| 12/11 |
|
|
No trip (due to weather) |
|
| 12/10 |
|
|
No trip (due to weather) |
|
| 12/9 |
|
|
No trip (due to weather) |
|
| 12/8 |
|
|
No trip (due to weather) |
|
| 12/7 |
12 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
50 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 12/6 |
5 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
|
|
12/5
|
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
| |
10 |
|
Dall's Porpoise |
|
|
12/4
|
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
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12/3
|
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
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12/2 p.m.
|
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
| |
50 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
600 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
| |
300 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 12/2 a.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
| |
75 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 12/1 |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
| |
12 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
| |
15 |
|
Risso's Dolphins |
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Sightings map is not available for this month.
Copyright © 2006 R. Ternullo. No use of the sightings information
is permitted without prior approval.
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Sightings List 12/1-12/31/06 |
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| Monterey Bay Whale Watch, LLC |
84 Fisherman's Wharf
Monterey, CA 93940 |
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| Phone 831-375-4658 |
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| E-mail whaletrips@gowhales.com |
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Copyright © 2007 Richard Ternullo
Last updated January 12, 2007
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